File Wrapper Estoppel
See Prosecution History Estoppel.
Category: Litigation
Final Offer Arbitration (FOA)
See Baseball Arbitration
Fintiv Factors
A set of factors considered by the United States Patent …
First Inventor/User Defense
US infringement defense under section 273 of the Patent Act …
First-to-Invent
Refers to the system of priority for patent applications formerly …
Fishing Expedition
Pejorative term used in discovery to describe speculative discovery undertaken …
Foreclosure
A term-of-art used in competition/antitrust economic and market analysis, especially mergers …
Formalities, Copyright
Refers to requirements for copyright protection, such a depository requirements …
Formstein Defence (in German patent law)
A limitation on the application of the doctrine of equivalents …
Forum non-Conveniens
Legal Latin that literally means an inconvenient forum or disagreeable …